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AssigneeStryker Corporation
InventorsDavid G. Bowling, John M. Stuart, Jerry A. Culp, Donald W. Malackowski, José Luis Moctezuma de la Barrera, Patrick Roessler, Joel N. Beer, John Ketchel
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Surgical systems and method for manipulation of a bone involve a surgical manipulator having a robotic arm configured to support and move a surgical instrument that includes an energy applicator, and a sensor configured to sense forces/torques applied to one or both of the surgical instrument and the energy applicator. Controller(s) are coupled to the manipulator and the sensor. In a semi-autonomous mode, the controller(s) operate the manipulator to move the energy applicator along a predefined tool path according to a feed rate, utilize the sensor to sense forces/torques applied to the energy applicator by the bone, and adjust the feed rate based on the sensed forces and torques. In a manual mode, the controller(s) utilize the sensor to sense forces and torques applied to the surgical instrument by a user and move the energy applicator based on the sensed forces and torques to manipulate the bone.
A surgical system for manipulation of a bone, the surgical system comprising:
A method of operating a surgical system for manipulation of a bone, the surgical system including a surgical manipulator with a robotic arm that supports and moves a surgical instrument with an energy applicator, a sensor to sense forces/torques applied to one or both of the surgical instrument and the energy applicator, and one or more controllers coupled to the surgical manipulator and the sensor, the method comprising the one or more controllers performing the steps of:
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